ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday slashed the price of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) for the next fortnight by Rs5.45 and 8.42, respectively. In a notification, the finance ministry said the reduction was due to...

Govt implementing ‘deep-rooted’ structural reforms: PM

-- Says Pak-Saudi economic ties enter a 'new era' with trade-boosting steps ahead -- Underscores urgent need to address revenue leakages due to systemic loopholes RIYADH:...

Gohar quashes rumours of holding ‘backdoor talks’ with establishment

ISLAMABAD: The PTI is not currently holding 'backdoor talks' with anyone, clarified party chairman Barrister Gohar Khan on Monday, just a day after it...

‘Saudis call Shehbaz Man of Action’: PM highlights Pakistan’s investment potential, policies

Terms global inequity in health sector ‘first and foremost problem’ Recalls 2011 dengue outbreak in Punjab as one of biggest phenomenon in global...

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Tranche released

As expected, though perhaps delayed longer than the Pakistan government would have liked, the IMF’s Board of Directors voted to release the last of three tranches of its Stand-By...

Talks offer

PTI leader Senator Shibli Faraz has disclosed that party chief Imran Khan has given the go-ahead for talks with the COAS and DG ISI on one hand, and the...

The impact of the student protests on Biden’s re-election

Washington Watch University student protests against US support for Israel’s war in Gaza have spread like wildfire. At last count, there have been sustained demonstrations on over 200 campuses. More...

Seeking Innovative Justice for Survival….

Unforunately Pakistan's justice system has fully collapsed and justice has become a rare phenomenon in our society despite our having so-called democracy, a Constitution and superior courts, but only...

When interests clash with values

The USA has a long history of promoting values like human rights, environmental conservation, nuclear non-proliferation; and democratic values such as liberty, minority rights, sovereignty, and so on. The...

Traversing the wrong track

While responding to questions concerning bringing back political stability and national reconciliation in a TV talk show recently, PTI leader Shehryar Afridi repudiated the chances of any dialogue with...

White Lies

WhiteLies: Run an ulti ginti

Run an ulti ginti on your front pages, the federal government’s information apparatus has requested the newspapers, on the deadline given to “illegal”...

White Lies: Dollar’s set to come down

The dollar’s going to come down to 260 rupees, says a proud commerce and industries minister. The irony: the minister, who happens to head the...

White Lies: The Lordships on their turf

A petitioner wants five Justices to be sacked, one of them, the new CJP. Amongst the litany of complaints are the allegations of unaccountable...